This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) again forms the standard scientific reference for all those concerned with the …

Local strategies for adaptation to climate change in Denmark and Norway are discussed. In
both countries, the national impetus for local adaptation is weak; it is largely left to local …

The future climate of Norway is expected to become “warmer, wetter, and wilder”, and it is
anticipated that this will cause more extreme weather events. Local authorities therefore …

River floods in Norway have proven devastating for communities and individuals for
centuries. Although usually incurring few flood fatalities, the Norwegian population is still …

In Norway, river floodplains are legitimately attractive for development, due to their flat land
and good soil, but this has also led to major flood disasters. To address this concern, the …

This chapter is based on findings from a number of joint research projects between the
Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI) and ProSus dating back to 1996. This …

This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Effektivisering av transportmidler spiller en viktig rolle for menneskets velferd og
næringssektoren. Dette fører til at kjøretøyene skal kjøre med høyre hastighet og …

Nearly all businesses are affected by the weather in one way or another. For many, the
weather is considered one of the major uncontrollable risk factors (Sharma & Vashishtha …

Zusammenfassung Das Wachstum der Menschheit führt heute (2015) dazu, dass globale
Herausforderungen, wie der Klimawandel, nicht nur durch vom Menschen unabhängige …